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Friday, 8 July 2016

Artist Profile: Conspirituality (Hip Hop / Rap)


SOURCE: MySpace

Conspirituality is a revolutionary, spiritually conscious and politically charged hip-hop group from Vancouver, British Columbia. The group consists of three members, Gemineye and Zaddik Melchizedek with BigBrother accompanying them on beats and percussion, providing the soundtrack to Gemineye & Zaddik’s lyrical motion pictures.

Gemineye concentrates mainly on revealing the ugly faces of the powers that be. Even the staunchest non—believers have witnessed Gemineye use calculated intelligence to turn so called conspiracy theories in to stone cold facts before their vary eyes. These conspiracy facts include such white-hot topics as 9/11 Truth, Bohemian Grove, The Illuminati and the Princess Diana Assassination.

Meanwhile Zaddik Melchizedek takes focus and sheds light on ancient world traditions, cultures, mythologies and beliefs. Unlocking secrets buried deep beneath the sands of time and displaying them in the bright sun of today for this generation’s hip hop community.

Conspirituality can constantly be found incinerating stages and blowing away audiences from their local Vancouver all the way to the Eastern Seaboard. They have toured, performed, and collaborated with such artists as Sweatshop Union, Kyprios, Moka Only, Josh Martinez, Kia Kadiri, Zion I and Ndidi Cascade.

In September 2008 Conspiratuality released their limited addition EP titled ‘Evil Politicians’ to coincide with their cross Canada tour culminating in Ottawa with a march on Parliament Hill alongside the Vancouver 9/11 Truth Movement to demand the Canadian government investigate the deaths of 24 Canadian citizens who perished on 9/11/01.

Shortly after the Evil Politicians Tour, Conspirituality with the help of DJBALL from We are Change Vancouver produced and released their controversial video for the anti George W. Bush themed track titled ‘Ambushed’. This video became an instant Internet sensation and received mention in anti New World Order author Mark Dice’s book ‘The Illuminati Facts & Fiction’ published in April 2009.

In June 2009 Conspirituality released their self-titled double disc album consisting of Gemineye’s ‘Ripples in the Pond’ and Sons of Zadok’s ‘Nazarene Vow’. This magnificently packaged 28-track masterpiece was recorded under the watchful eye of JT420 at Paranoyd Sound Studios and released on the independent record label Inner Earth Music.

Conspirituality is a pioneering form of hip hop embodied by a group who no matter how many albums they sell remain so underground, they’re Inner Earth!!!

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Artist Profile: Lowkey (Hip Hop / Rap)


SOURCE: Facebook

Lowkey is a Poet, Playwright, Political Activist and award winning Hip Hop Artist of mixed British and Arab descent who has received airplay on numerous major radio stations including BBC Radio 1, Capital FM, Kiss FM, Choice FM and BBC 1Xtra and toured internationally performing to crowds everywhere from Glastonbury and Trafalgar Square to Germany and Amsterdam.

He first made his name at the age of 17, attending the open mic sessions which took place at the infamous Deal Real record shop on Carnaby Street, Central London in 2003. The first time he went, another MC by the name of Loki, who had previously been a regular at the weekly open mic, confronted him and they battled for use of the name. Lowkey was named the winner by the audience and other MC's present.

He has been garnering a large fan base and much critical acclaim since the release of his Key to the Game mix CD series and won the awards for Best Newcomer 2005 at the Lyric Pad Hip Hop Awards and in Undercover Magazine. Logic and Lowkey are co-founders of non profit organization The Peoples Army, started in Brixton, South London. He took part in the NSPCC's "Don't Hide It" campaign in 2007, recording an exclusive track and appearing on Choice FM to talk about the project.

News has also leaked about a supergroup band project named Mongrel. The band includes members of the Arctic Monkeys, Babyshambles and Reverend and the Makers. Lowkey is also a member of rap group Poisonous Poets and international network Catch 22 started by New York ledgend Kool G Rap. Catch 22 includes Immortal Technique, DJ Skully, Nino Bless, and Stylah. Lowkey entered the Sunrise Poetry Slam at the Big Chill Festival 2008 and was named the winner defeating 15 other poets.

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Artist Profile: Carlos Butler (Electro / Techno)


SOURCE: Carlos Butler

Carlos Butler, is an electronic music composer and producer from the Canary Islands, Spain, with classical training and mastering of music technology who's been in the business for ten years. After learning from some electronic music styles like ambient, minimal, psychill and techno, he's built a personal universe very influenced by visual arts and poetry and based on his own esthetic and structural principles with a set of elements shifting from subtle and delicate sonic atmospheres, subliminal micro grooves, deep basslines and complex textures to more powerful leads, resonating melodies and solid beats. Always exploring new musical horizons and cutting edge technologies of sound processing and generation, his source of inspiration seems to have no end as an infinite path to a cosmic consciousness and a new way to fathom the eternal beauty of this invisible language.




Also be sure to check out his brilliant side project RILDRIM



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Artist Profile: Dubble (Hip Hop)


Source: Dubble

Jared McKinstry aka Dubble is Political Hip Hop artist from the Chicago-land area. Heavily involved in the 9-11 Truth Movement and other activism, Dubble strives to always deliver a message in his music. “Entertainment without Content is Distraction” is a motto often used by the 24 year old artist. Born the 2nd of 2 children to a Mix raced, lower class family then moving to a quarter million dollar home, Dubble has experienced living in both sides of the social spectrum. Conscious of his situation, he has always attempted to better understand and discuss the racial and social problems that are present today. Using his music to further his activist goals Dubble creates hard hitting, socially conscious music that fans of every genres can appreciate.

Currently Dubble is working on several Projects including his new album The Awakening in which he elaborates on every topic from the New World Order to the Federal Reserve. Dubble is also in collaboration with New York rapper Truth Now on an EP entitled Prohibition, where the two artists discuss the politics of marijuana prohibition.



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Artist Profile: starklove (Hip Hop)



Born behind enemy lines to a family of toothless sharecroppers, starklove's life
took a bizarre turn when he was kidnapped by a secret society of Shaolin monks
at the tender age of five. He was brought to their hidden island encampment
where he endured many years of intensive martial art training.

It was soon discovered that starklove was incapable of simple fundamentals such
as tiger style, snake style, crane style, leopard style and dragon style. However
he had somehow mastered the obscure and highly advanced bat style, which
involves aligning the chakras in a way that releases pure sonic energy.

With this style, starklove soon became unstoppable.

Afraid of the monstrosity they had created, the monks released him into the
jungle. There he was adopted by a friendly pack of wolves and lived out the best
years of his life, until he was caught in a poacher's trap and returned to
civilization.

Although his exact whereabouts are currently unknown he is believed to roam
the five boroughs on a relentless audiological vendetta against those who
shattered his idyllic jungle lifestyle.

Armed with a lethal stockpile of sonic weaponry he is suspected of a vast audio
conspiracy, sonic subterfuge and production of weapons of mass reverberation.
He spends his nights creating stunning, subversive soundscapes and his days
evading the international intelligence agencies who relentlessly pursue him for
his auditory transgressions.

Find out more when his album "desiderata" drops on Bartleby Records on
10/20/10 (digital pre-release on 10/10/10).



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Artist Profile: 3rd Heaven Project (Electro / Dance)


Source: 3rd Heaven Project (MySpace)

Music has always been an integral part of his life. Early influence such as psychedelic, punk and electronic/ambient music have been the driving force being what he describes now as "abstract ambient electronica". He describes his work as merely "a hobby" but nowadays make his musics and random, stark poetry accessible to many more people. His first attempt in making music was in 1979 with bass player James Davies, they formed a one off project called "concrete towers and recorded a track of the same name using a bass, taped electronic sounds and beleive it or not...a metal detector! In mid 1980, using only a moog prodigy, he recorded (in mono) "The feeling of water" e.p. which was never released formally. "A strange bit of music that! I had to do over layer upon over layer of tracks, to be honest, a bit of a mess". In 1986-87 he collaborated with close friend Steve Price to create another unreleased e.p. "High Tech Nightmare"; "Using samplers for the first time was fun; a few very dark tracks done and the tape was lost, so I cannot even remember the melody" 1989 saw Woody move into solo work. Under the guise "The Human Host" Two tape albums were generated "Inspired" in 1989 and "new life" in 1990, both recorded live and in mono on cassette tape. "Despite some very nice melodies, it sounded so amateur, I have the tapes somewhere... maybe I will have to re-do them in the future" For years there was silence.

Working as a drummer and assistant pastor in a local church, this demanded a great deal of his time; however the disbanding of this church in 1994 began what was as Woods describes "the dark years. "Issues in the family were causing great distress to my wife and myself and but for the grace of God, we would never of made it." During that time in 1997, Woody began to access the world of computer based music. Using midi software, virtual synthesizers, drum machines, samples and loops, the 3rd heaven Project was birthed. In two years there was enough material for three albums to be done "3rd Heaven", "The Timeless Elect" and "Levels of Sleep". Now in stereo but still on cassette format, something Woods was finding increasingly frustrating. These instrumental albums he hopes will one day be mastered onto C.D. In 2002, the first "real" album was released, however a very limited edition (only 10 copies). The "When God calls Time" album was the first stage of moving away from instrumentals and moving into poetic statements that became grafted into the music.

Although mainly dance based project, it began to become clear that a sound was beginning to form. A number of people who heard samples of the 2003 album were baffled by the fact that he had never formally released it. In June 2006 "Departure" was released and is a very personal project to him, which in various poetic forms follows the last twelve months of his life and according to him, the most turbulent yet. The album is an ambient, minimal experience using hardware and virtual synthesizers and treated moments of poetry. "I was pulled apart and was slowly changing. I saw what I really was and hated it, there was so much change and the thought of losing many things, shook me up. Despite the fact that I was comfortable in many arenas in life, I was lost and I needed finding and restoring, this album is a testimony to that ongoing process".

Live work was to be the next stage but after a try out gig, the time is not yet right. The need for the project to become more than a one man band will also be looked at. "The advantages of being a solo artist is that you are your own man, but that can breed laziness. I may need someone to push me and make me uncomfortable". "The thought of that terrifies me...my music has always been a personal thing to me...not any more it appears". The future is always moving, changing; evolving. Now recently divorced and living in Anglesey. He has become a reclusive figure. "The beauty of this place is that very, very few know me...I can go from place to place and shop to shop without being noticed which, at this time in my life is great for me. This is one fantastic island!"


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Artist Profile: Luca Brazi (Hip Hop)

Source: Luca Brazi

Luca Brazi is a relatively young artist (born March 23, 1989) who brings light to social and spiritual issues plaguing nearly every American household today. As an artist embedded in the "Bible Belt" of the United States, drawing attention to topics such as spiritual and political conformity directly conflicts with the region's generally accepted norms. Despite this he has managed to make a name for himself entirely off of his view of the world and the gears that make it function.

As a budding, self-made, organic talent, being able to collaborate with successful artists such as Grammy Award winner David Banner due to his abilities as a lyricist alone certainly speaks for itself. One could excessively garnish him with flattering labels such as "the best" or whatever fitting description they chose to conjure and still not genuinely define the 'special something' they see in him so, in the words of Luca Brazi himself, "Let the music speak for itself."





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Monday, 31 January 2011

Artist Profile: Number One Yonkees (Rock / Psychedelic / Grunge)


Shout outs to our great friend and supporter Truth Now for the recommendations!


Number One Yonkees started making music in 2007. Emma (20 years old by then) and Shaggy (2 years older than Emma) had lived together for 1 year when music started to result as a combination of Emma’s writings and hummings on Shaggy’s riffs. They had being trying to fit in several office jobs, but this never made them feel good with themselves and they failed to be enthusiastic and truly committed. During the recording of Divinourm, they grew more and more interested in the connection between dream world and “reality”, the paradigms of existence, the study of several sacred plants and other ancient and modern mysteries that failed to fit in the standards of the western culture





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